U/S JARALLAH ON CIC REPRESENTATIVE

C O N F I D E N T I A L KUWAIT 003567 SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/NGA E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/03/2013 TAGS: EAID ECON PREL KU IZ SUBJECT: U/S JARALLAH ON CIC REPRESENTATIVE REF: A. STATE 206458 B. KUWAIT 03266 ¶1. (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 3. ¶2. (C) The Ambassador raised the issue of Kuwait's designation of a Council for International Coordination (CIC) representative with MFA U/S Khaled Al-Jarallah during their July 27 meeting. Jarallah said that Kuwaiti participation would be "difficult" because the GOK had no official presence on the ground in Iraq. When reminded by the Ambassador that the GOK does have Ministry of Interior officials there as part of Task Force Hope, Jarallah indicated Kuwait should be willing to designate a representative, as long as security could be assured. (Note: Kuwait currently has 7 Ministry of Interior and 2 Ministry of Defense personnel attached to Task Force Hope. All are there under the auspices of coalition forces, to search for Kuwaitis missing since the Iraqi occupation. End Note.) ¶2. (C) Action Request: Post requests department's assistance in ascertaining what living and security arrangements will be made for CIC representatives, so we may pass this on for GOK consideration. ¶3. (U) Baghdad minimize considered. JONES